# tarn vs tun

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### tarn
*noun · IPA /tɑːn/ · frequency rank #47,370*
A small mountain lake, especially in Northern England.

### tun
*noun · IPA /tʌn/ · frequency rank #30,265*
A large cask; an oblong vessel bulging in the middle, like a pipe or puncheon, and girt with hoops; a wine cask. (See a diagram comparing cask sizes.)

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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